ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and severity of oral pain in pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of pregnant women who were receiving dental care at a Dental School. A structured questionnaire about self-perception of oral conditions and the presence and severity of orofacial pain in the mouth or teeth in the last 6months was applied. Results: 80 pregnant women participated in the study and, of these, 58.8% reported having a problem with their teeth, 31.3% periodontal problems, 61.3% bad taste in mouth and 62.5% bad breath. Only 22.5% of pregnant women did not exhibit any form of oral pain. The most frequently reported pains were: pain with hot/cold liquids or sweets (56.2%) and spontaneous toothache (38.8%). With regard to severity, mild and moderate pain were the most frequently reported, but there was a group of 23.8% of pregnant women with severe or very severe pain caused by hot or cold liquids and 18.8% in the same condition in relation to spontaneous pain. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that, despite the high prevalence of pain detected in the pregnant women, severity was low and referred to specific situations.
Objetivo: Avaliar a preval?ncia e a severidade da dor orofacial em gestantes. M?todos: O estudo transversal foi realizado em uma amostra de gestantes em atendimento odontol?gico em uma faculdade de odontologia. Foi aplicado question?rio estruturado com perguntas sobre a auto percep??o das condi??es bucais e a presen?a e a severidade da dor orofacial sentida na boca ou dentes nos ?ltimos 6 meses. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 80 gestantes e, destas, 58,8% afirmaram ter algum problema nos dentes, 31,3% problema na gengiva, 61,3% gosto ruim na boca e 62,5% mau h?lito. Apenas 22,5% n?o apresentaram nenhum tipo de dor orofacial. As dores mais relatadas foram: dor com l?quidos quentes, frios ou doces (56,2%) e dor de dente espont?nea (38,8%). Quanto ? severidade, as dores de intensidade leve e moderada foram as mais frequentes, mas havia um grupo de 23,8% das gestantes com dores intensas ou muito intensas provocadas por l?quidos frios ou quentes e 18,8% na mesma condi??o em rela??o ? dor espont?nea. Conclus?o: Os resultados do estudo mostraram que, apesar da alta preval?ncia de dor orofacial encontrada, a severidade foi baixa e relacionada a algumassitua??es espec?ficas.